Beadwork-loom.



110,737,073. 7 PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903. 5.1T. BUSH.

BEADWORK LOOM. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1903.

HQ MODEL.

UNITED STATES.

Patented August 25, 1903.

EDWINJ. BUSH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BEADWORK-LOQM.

v SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,073, dated August25, 1903.

Application filed May 2, 1903. Serial Ne, 55, 2il6. (lilo model.) d

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, ED IN J. BUSH, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at the city of New York, in the county'of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Bimdwork- Looms,1of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to a hand-loom adapted for use in weavingbeadwork; and in such connection it relates to the construction andarrangement of such a loom.

The principal object of my'invention is to provide a loom of simple,inexpensive, and. strong construction wherein the warp-threads to whichthe beads are to be secured are properly supported in position, so as tobe readily accessible, and inwhich the beaded work may be readily takenup during the progress of the"work.- 1'

The nature and scopeof my invention will be more readily understood fromthe follow ing description, taken inconnection with the accompanyingdrawings, forming parthereof, in which i Figure 1 is a side 'elevationalview, partly sectioned, of a loom embodying main features of myinvention. Fig. 2is a top or plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is across-sectional view illustrating one of the reeds in elevation, andFig. 4 is a cross-sectionalview illustrating the take-up mechanism forthe work.

Referring to the drawings, arepresents the base of the loom. At eitherend of the base a are arranged bearings b and d, in which turn,respectively, the drums or rollers b and d. Immediately in front ofeachdrum or roller b or d is arranged a reed e and e",

consisting, as shown, of a serrated bar e supported upon uprights eprojecting from the base a. a

Parallel with the base "0t and clamped down thereon is a transversebarf. The preferred clamping meansfor holding the bar f is anelastic'band f, engaging the ends of the bar f and extending beneath thebase a, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

The base a is provided at one end with a series. of holes orperforations g, into which are fitted the pegs 9. Into these holes 9 arepassed the Warp-threads m prior to passing the same over the drum orroller 1) and the reed e. The pegs g serve to clamp .the threads m inthe holes g.

The operation of the loom :is' as follows: The warp-threads-min requirednumber are drawn through one or more holes g and over the drum b. Thethreads are then separated by entering the 'properserrations Ofthebar eof the reed e andthe bar 6 of the ree'd e The threads on then pass overthe drumd' and under the take-up barf and are clamped by said bar to.the base a of the loom, the band f furnishing the necessary clampingforce for the bar f. After the threads m have been properly assembled inthe loom the beads p are united to these threads m according to thepatternrequired, byrpassingthe sewing or weft threads 19' through .thebeads 19, so as to unite the beads to the threads. The manner ofsouniting the beads is 'Well known to thosewho make beadwork and needsno spe'oialdescription here. ,One

way of uniting the beads to the warp-threads m is illustrated in thedrawings, and it consists in first threading a needle with a suh'i'cient length of thread p, then placing the heads 1) for one row of thepattern upon the needle. The needle, with the heads, is then passedunder the warp-threads m-and the beads arranged betweensaidwarp-threads. The thread '19 is then drawn through the beads 19 andunderthe warp-threads m, the end of the thread 19'' having first beentied to a warp-thread m first in series. The thread 19 is then passedaround awarp-thread m,l

last in series, and then through the beads 19, passing over all thewarp-threads in series. For the succeeding rows of beads 19 in thepattern the same manipulation of the needle and thread 1) is requiredthat is to say,

each row of beads 10 is united to the warpthreads m'by-th'e' weft-threadp; which first passes under thewarps and through the beads and then overthe'warps and through the beads. After the work has progressedsufliciently the beaded portion is drawn over the drum d and under thetake-upbar f, the threads m having been first loosened in the 'hole orholes g by removing the peg or pegs.

9'. After so taking up the work-the Warpthreads m are tightened bypulling them over the drum 1) through the hole or holes g, and the pegor pegs g are again used to bind the threads to the base a. Thewarp-threads in the loom are thus held under proper tension in aposition to be readily accessible, and the work may be properly andeasily taken up without disturbing the loom.

Having thus described the nature and object of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a loom of the character described, a base, two drums supportedabove the base respectively at either end of said base, and tworeedsinterposed between the two drums, each reed consisting of a barhaving a serrated In a loom of the character described, a base, twodrums supported above the base respectively at either end of said base,two reeds interposed between the two drums, each reed consisting of aserrated bar supported above the base of the loom adjacent to the drum,and a take-up for the work, comprising a transverse bar and an endlesselastic band passed over the ends of the bar and under the base of theloom.

4. In a loom of the character described, a

base having a drum supported above the same, reeds located between therespective ends of said loom and each consisting of a serrated bar, andpegs adapted to enter suitable perforations in the base of said 100111to confine the threads of the loom to said base.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN J. BUSH.

Witnesses:

J. W. BENHAM, C. E. IRISH.

